Peter Dudley

Peter Dudley
Born	Peter Dudley 21 June 1935 UK
Died	20 October 1983(1983-10-20) (aged 48) Manchester, England, UK
Occupation	Television actor

Peter Dudley (1935–1983) was an English character actor best known for his role as Bert Tilsley in television's Coronation Street; a role he played continuously from 1979 until 1983.

Dudley suffered a stroke losing the use of his left arm. In Coronation Street a story was written whereby his character would be injured in an explosion in his son's garage; this would explain away the reason why his arm did not function and allow him to continue in the show. However, later, in 1983 he was written out of the programme (at his own request) to concentrate on preparing his defence for his re-trial but died from a heart attack before it could take place.

External links

• Peter Dudley at the Internet Movie Database